He joins Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi, Max Martini, Willem Dafoe and Robert Kazinsky in the film, produced by Legendary Pictures for a July 12th, 2013 release. No word on his role.

The film’s plot is to believed to be a variation on the Japanese kaiju genre (giant monsters) and the plot sees a future Earth defending itself from attacking creatures through the use of enormous mechanized robots.